A grandmother wakes up one day as her 20-year-old self, and realizes her unfulfilled dream of becoming a singer.

Through the process she also dabbles in some romance and bonds with her rebellious grandson by forming a rock band with him.

Such genre-bending elements have fueled the long-standing pan-Asian popularity of South Korean movies and TV dramas, and the family comedy-meets-fantasy movie in question, Miss Granny, has already generated six different remakes.

The film has been remade in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, India and Japan featuring local stars.

The Vietnamese rendition, Sweet 20, in February became the country’s highest-grossing local film of all time.

Such attention has finally made Hollywood take notice, and Miss Granny will soon arrive stateside.

The Hollywood adaptation of Miss Granny is in early stage of production

The so-called Korean Wave is a cultural phenomenon that has been sweeping across Asia since the 1990s: it’s the love of pretty much everything that’s coming out of South Korea—from television dramas and movies to music and food.

But this love affair that has pervaded the East for the past decade had failed to make the leap across the Pacific to the United States. Until now.

Americans’ demand for Korean films and dramas is very much real—albeit online

‘Here in Hollywood, the hunt is on for new stories.

‘There are these stories coming out of Korea showing that they have global appeal, and this has people looking,’ says Angela Killoren, chief content officer at CJ E&M America, the US arm of the Korean entertainment giant behind Miss Granny.

Tyler Perry’s 34th Street Films will co-produce an English version of Miss Granny targeting the African-American community, while 3Pas Studios will produce a Spanish version tailored for Hispanic viewers in the US as well as across Central and South Americas.

Miss Granny isn’t the first Korean movie to be remade for American audiences.

Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, which put South Korea on the world cinema map when it won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, got a remake by Spike Lee in 2013.

The same year, Park himself made his Hollywood debut by directing his first English-language film, Stoker, a gothic horror starring Nicole Kidman, alongside Kim Jee-woon, who helmed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s big-screen comeback, The Last Stand.

A Hollywood remake of Kim’s noir actioner A Bittersweet Life is also currently underway.

Meanwhile, online giant Netflix has been proactively expanding its library of Korean content

‘Timing and confluence of different events [are driving interest in Korean dramas and films],’ says Daniel Dae Kim, the Korean-American actor who runs production banner 3AD but is probably best known for his role in Lost.

‘K-pop is bigger than ever,’ he says. ‘There is awareness in the US of an international market, there is interest in intellectual property such as basing TV and films on books and foreign content, and there is also this emergence of Korean directors breaking into the US.’

Daniel Dae Kim, best known for his role in Lost

In 2014, US television network CBS announced plans to adapt Korean medical drama Good Doctor—with Kim set to produce—while The CW channel picked up the fantasy romcom Oh My Ghostess.

The same year, ABC bought remake rights for sci-fi romance My Love from the Star with Park Ji-eun, the creator of the original series, signing on as executive producer.

ABC also eyed an adaptation for time-travel thriller Nine: Nine Time Travels.

While none of these titles passed their initial pilot stage, Grandpas Over Flowers became the first non-scripted Korean format to be adapted by a US network.

William Shatner, Henry Winkler, George Foreman, Jeff Dye and Terry Bradshaw signed on to star in NBC’s travelogue reality series entitled Better Late Than Never, which first aired in the US in August 2016.

Moreover, Americans’ demand for Korean films and dramas is very much real—albeit online.

Internet platforms allowed a niche market to develop around the mid to late 2000s.

‘It’s still much more of a pure online base,’ says Suk Park, co-founder and president of DramaFever, a US-based website for streaming Korean dramas (it was recently acquired by Warner Bros).

Lily Collins shooting b-roll on location for Netflix & Plan B Entertainment film Okja in New York

According to a November 2014 consumer research report by Korea Creative Content Agency USA, some 18 million viewers were watching the site.

Even short films on YouTube have been performing well in both territories, with videos like Marriot’s blockbusting Two Bellmen series racking up more than 13 million views on both continents—with the latest instalment seeing Ki Hong Lee and former Girls’ Generation star Jessica Jung trading action scenes in Seoul with American stars like William Spencer and Caine Sinclair.

Meanwhile, online giant Netflix has been proactively expanding its library of Korean content.

In November it bought distribution rights for the highly anticipated disaster film Pandora and the new TV soap White Nights.

Netflix has even gone on to launch its own original Korean series, Dramaworld—inspired by the very popularity of Korean dramas in the US.

It’s about a young American girl who loves Korean dramas so much that she is magically transported inside one of them.

‘The encouraging thing about Korean productions is that about 10 percent of our members have watched Korean content, and that’s a lot considering that we have over 80 million subscribers,’ says David Lee, vice president of international original productions at Netflix.

The network also made headlines for investing US$50 million in Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming film Okja, starring Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal and coming to theaters in 2017.

‘When the world thinks of great contemporary film directors, they think of Martin Scorsese, they think of Quentin Tarantino,’ says Ted Sarandos, chief content officer of Netflix. ‘After Okja they will start to think of Bong Joon Ho in that same list.’

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Lombok

Best for: beaches

The beaches of Indonesia are the stuff of castaway fantasies. There are literally thousands to choose from, but the place that best combines extraordinary beauty with the convenience of easy transport links is Lombok – you can fly direct, or nip over on a fast boat from Bali.

There are beaches on the island for every occasion, but the standout for many visitors is Mawun. It goes without saying that Mawun has white sand and stunning, turquoise water, but the bonus here is the seclusion of an enclosed bay. The beach is rarely busy, and at “off-peak” times there’s a very real chance of having it all to yourself.

Another winner is Senggigi Beach, where can sit on the sand and watch the surfers do their stuff (or, if you’re so inclined, borrow a board and join in).

Jimbaran or Nusa Dua, Bali

Best for: children and teenagers

Older kids will love Jimbaran in Bali for its range of watersports. Close your eyes and try not to worry as you send them off parasailing, jet skiing, water skiing or bouncing along on a banana boat.

If you want to take it down a notch, there’s snorkeling and learning about turtle conservation.

If you’ve got younger kids, you might want to stay at a family-friendly resort to make use of the various kids clubs. (It’s your break, too, and it’s easier to relax by the pool knowing that your child is being professionally entertained in a purpose-built playroom.)

If you’re trying to cater for more than one age group, you might want to take a look at The Westin Resort in Nusa Dua, Bali. They have a “teen zone” packed with PlayStations and dedicated clubs for both toddlers and younger kids.

Ubud, Bali

Best for: wellness

If your holiday packing is pretty much sun cream and yoga pants, and you like to come back from time away cleansed and invigorated, Ubud is for you.

Ubud is Bali’s center for healing, and in fact the name of the area comes from Ubad, which means medicine. This is the place to head for the full menu of luxury spas, Ayurvedic treatments, acupuncture or panchakarma programs.

Ubud is also Bali’s cultural nexus, and you can easily fill your days with temples and art galleries, ceremonies and dancing, and great cuisine.

After all that, enjoy a hedonistic four-handed massage before settling into bed to re-read Eat, Pray, Love.

Kuta, Bali

Best for: partying

With a reputation for good times, busy, crowded Kuta in Bali draws a young, energetic crowd ready to party.

Days are spent swimming, shopping, sunbathing or just chilling. Nightlife ranges from places where you buy beer by the bucket to the kind of upscale establishments where the barman takes care not to bruise the gin in your martini.

It’s not the prettiest of places on the island, or the most authentically Balinese, but it has an appealingly brash, good-humored vibe all of its own.

If hardcore partying isn’t your thing, you’ll also find a few quieter, less high-octane places for watching sunset turn into sunrise.

Yogyakarta, Java

Best for: cultural experiences

As it’s the history, culture and ceremonies of a new place that thrill you, you’ll probably find Yogyakarta the perfect destination.

This is the city where Java began, a place that was a powerhouse in the 8th and 9th centuries, and an opportunity for modern visitors to enjoy fascinating Javanese arts and traditions at every turn.

Beyond the urban sprawl are two of Indonesia’s most astounding archaeological sites: Borobudur and Prambanan. The Mahayana Buddhist temple at Borobudur boasts nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome, while the UNESCO World Heritage-listed temple compounds at Prambanan makes for a stunning spectacle in the style of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat.

Thanks to Yogyakarta’s surprisingly mild climate, a bit of exploring won’t leave you exhausted. That’s good news as there’s still the Sultan’s Palace to see, local silversmiths to admire in action at Kotagede, and endless pavement stalls selling the must-try local specialty gudeg: a stew of jackfruits simmered in coconut cream and served with chicken, egg or tofu.

Jakarta, Java

Best for: urban buzz

Beaches are OK, but who wants to spend a couple of weeks just lying in the sun? If you find lazing around a recipe for boredom, then your best bet is Jakarta.

From the aromatic, old-fashioned streets of Chinatown to the crazy nightlife in North Jakarta, you really can have any experience you like in this city of 10 million people.

You’ll find haute couture in Plaza Indonesia and the Grand Indonesia shopping town, but bargain hunters will be in heaven in the wholesale textile malls of Tanah Abang.

For a Jakartan market with edge, head to Pasar Santa on Jalan Wolter Monginsidi. This was a conservative indoor market until 2014, when it was transformed by a group of young entrepreneurs who wanted to use it to showcase their start-up companies. Now Pasar Santa has a unique mix of style-conscious places to eat, vinyl record stores, vintage clothing shops and cool coffee lounges. We promise you’ll go for the shopping and stay for the people watching.

Lombok’s Gili islands

Best for: diving

The Gili islands off the northwestern coast of Lombok are famed for their fantastic diving. The conditions are rarely difficult, the current is near non-existent, and you’ll pretty much always have at least 20m of visibility for spotting the first-class marine life.

Advanced divers will enjoy the deeper reefs, which have vast areas of pristine coral, swathes of hard corals and brightly colored fans.

A speedboat from Lombok’s main beach resort of Senggigi gets you to the trio of islands in around 20 minutes.

Trawangan (which everyone refers to as Gili T) is the funkiest of the three with chic bars and cool restaurants. Gili Air is more traditional and Meno is the least developed.

In recent times the waters surrounding Lombok have been intently watched by conservationists, so turtles are a common sight once again. You may also come face-to-face with a manta ray, reef sharks or even the rare Mola mola – the heaviest bony fish in the world, capable of weighing more than 950kg.

Not desperate to swim rapidly away from a fish that weighs much the same as your car? Fear not: there are endless colorful, pleasingly small fish pottering about in the shallows, too.

Lampung, Sumatra

Best for: wildlife

Lampung is an easy hop from Jakarta—take a 40-minute flight, or a seven-hour bus trip, your call—and you’ll soon be surrounded by what the World Wildlife Fund has called ‘one of the planet’s most biologically outstanding habitats.’

Elephants inhabit the rainforest of the Way Kambas National Park, while Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is home to Sumatran rhinos and tigers. The park is also famous for the many bird species that prefer foothill climates, as well as for several species of sea turtle that nest along its coastal zone.

While you’re in Sumatra it would be remiss not to give a few coins to help orangutans. There are now less than 700 in the wild, making them critically endangered. It feels unimaginable that orangutans share 97 percent of our DNA and yet could be extinct in 20 years.

The one piece of nature that you don’t want to see at its most magnificent is Mount Krakatoa. Happily dormant right now, the volcano holds the record for creating the loudest sound ever heard in modern history: its 1883 eruption was audible up to 3,000 miles away.

Nusa Dua, Bali

Best for: loved-up luxe

Many resorts in Indonesia are aimed at honeymooners, but the neatly groomed enclave of Nusa Dua in Bali turns the sense of seclusion and luxe up a notch.

Just 14km southeast of Kuta, it’s easy to get to, unlike some of Indonesia’s more remote beauty spots. (After all, nothing ruins a romantic holiday in paradise faster than three hours uncomfortably bouncing on a wooden speedboat.)

The beautifully quiet coastal stretch is home to an array of five-star resorts, fully mod-conned-up, with plenty of spas and options for candle-lit dinners on the beach.

There’s a reason that Bali is the most famous island in Indonesia. It’s because it’s easily the best all-rounder, with a beautiful hinterland of volcanic mountains and rice paddies and some pretty outstanding beaches. There are so many that you can even chose your preferred sand color—soft and white in the south; exotic volcanic black in the west.

The Kuta-Legian-Seminyak strip is an 8km sweep of golden sand that’s well known as a weekend hangout for visitors who’ve hopped over from Australia. Now, however, it’s increasing in appeal to other travelers drawn to chic restaurants and designer shops.

Hardcore divers will gravitate towards Malibu Point for glimpses of sharks, tuna and manta rays, while snorkelers will enjoy Crystal Bay, where the clearest water in the region offers visibility between 30-50m.

Honeymooning couples head toward the luxury of Nusa Dua, party people take on Kuta and parents simply find one of the many child-friendly resorts and hunker down while the kids clubs do all the work.

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Question 1 of 10

1. Question

What is your personal paradise?

Some proper quality time with a loved one

At least five minutes where the kids aren’t hitting each other

A butler, chilled towels and your own plunge pool

Being cast away on an idyllic beach

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Question 2 of 10

2. Question

What’s on your 90s pop mix tape?

The 90s? Mix tape?

My Heart Will Go On, Waterfalls, anything by Boyz II Men

To be honest, I was always more of a jazz fan

Baby Got Back, Everlong, Smells Like Teen Spirit

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Question 3 of 10

3. Question

Which of these most appeals to you?

Downward dog

Downing beer

Down-filled duvets

Down under the sea

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Question 4 of 10

4. Question

After a holiday, is your camera filled with shots of:

Selfies in hotlist restaurants and bars

Various degrees of sunburn after leisurely beach days

Awe-inspiring ancient temples and monuments

Wild creatures you spent hours tracking on foot

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Question 5 of 10

5. Question

If your friends planned a surprise for you, would you like it to be:

A big night out with drink and dancing aplenty

A quiet party over a BBQ in the back garden

Shopping!

Front-row tickets at the ballet or opera

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Question 6 of 10

6. Question

Complete this sentence: “The buzz of a big city makes me feel…”

Alive!

Old!

Lost!

Confused!

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Question 7 of 10

7. Question

A friend tells you they’ve spent the morning aligning their chakras. Do you…

Stifle a giggle

Swap meditation techniques

Outdo them with tales of the amazing reiki treatment you had last week

Wish you didn’t have kids in the house so you could indulge in some meditation too

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Question 8 of 10

8. Question

When you’re sitting on your suitcase trying to squash it closed, is it because you’ve tried to squeeze in:

Your phone, iPad, laptop and other gadgets, plus all their chargers

Your youngest's oversized teddy that he refuses to go anywhere without

Wetsuit, snorkels and face mask

A few extra pairs of going-out shoes, “just in case”

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Question 9 of 10

9. Question

The great outdoors is…

Awesome. Give me wellies and binoculars and I’m happy

Tiresome. It’s the boring bit between cities

An adventure. I don’t mind roughing it to get truly into the wild

Fine, as long as I've got sand between my toes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Question

How do you feel about Finding Nemo?

It’s a stunning representation of life under the sea

I liked it until the kids made me watch it a thousand times

I’ve never seen it. Is it the one about a genie?

I see what you’re doing here. You want to know if I love diving. Just ask. I do!